Princesses in TW

**miho** · 11-13-2005, 00:28

Since this discussion was started in another thread I'm dedicating this one just for that. You have to agree that princesses in M:TW really look ugly. They look more like 50 rather than 16. The VI ones are an improvement but that still isn't good. Do you agree that CA should pay more attention to the looks of characters in the games? They weren't all that ugly in the middle ages. Oh and what do you think of my new avatar? I still think that my old one is better but I've changed it for fun.

**Ludens** · 11-13-2005, 00:37

To be honest, I think that there are more important things for CA to do than polishing up the artwork.

Yes, they are not miss universes, but then most women aren't miss universes, and Medieval ideas of beauty differed from our own. Do you rather have CA spending time on making all their princesses look like Claudia Schiffer or on sorting out the glitches in their game engine?

**NodachiSam** · 11-13-2005, 00:49

I actually ~really~ like that not all the portraits are idealisticly beautiful in the TW games. I do think some of the princesses are actually attractice though. It is just like real life, just because your wealthy doesn't mean you're a pearl.

**Martok** · 11-13-2005, 08:40

Originally Posted by NodachiSam

I actually ~really~ like that not all the portraits are idealisticly beautiful in the TW games. I do think some of the princesses are actually attractice though. It is just like real life, just because your wealthy doesn't mean you're a pearl.

I concur with that statement 100%.

Besides, as Ludens pointed out, CA was probably better off devoting their resources to other aspects of the game anyway. Don't get me wrong; I'm all for "realistic" portraits--just not at the expense of other parts of the game (AI, graphics, artwork, etc.).

(By the way, since when did you and Miho change your portrait to one of the princesses', and why? Did you both randomly decide to go with a portrait opposite your gender just for the fun of it?

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**ichi** · 11-13-2005, 08:45

Some of the guys are no prize pigs either

(just tryin to be fair about this)

ichi

**Ciaran** · 11-13-2005, 11:49

Originally Posted by ichi

Some of the guys are no prize pigs either

(just tryin to be fair about this)

ichi

No, they are not. As a matter of fact, a lot of them look really deranged. Well, it fits to their V&V lists.

**miho** · 11-13-2005, 11:27

Originally Posted by Martok

I concur with that statement 100%.

Besides, as Ludens pointed out, CA was probably better off devoting their resources to other aspects of the game anyway. Don't get me wrong; I'm all for "realistic" portraits--just not at the expense of other parts of the game (AI, graphics, artwork, etc.).

(By the way, since when did you and Miho change your portrait to one of the princesses', and why? Did you both randomly decide to go with a portrait opposite your gender just for the fun of it?

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I've changed it yesterday when I started this thread. I'll probably get back to the good old barbarian diplomat 001. Grond was the first one to change his avatar to an ugly princess (or as he called her "horse-face girl") so we chose better looking ones.

**Martok** · 11-13-2005, 17:04

Originally Posted by miho

I've changed it yesterday when I started this thread. I'll probably get back to the good old barbarian diplomat 001. Grond was the first one to change his avatar to an ugly princess (or as he called her "horse-face girl") so we chose better looking ones.

[chuckle] Yeah, that's kinda what I was wondering, but I wasn't sure. I had a feeling it wasn't coincidence you'd changed your avatar when you started this thread!

**NodachiSam** · 11-14-2005, 17:14

Originally Posted by miho

I've changed it yesterday when I started this thread. I'll probably get back to the good old barbarian diplomat 001. Grond was the first one to change his avatar to an ugly princess (or as he called her "horse-face girl") so we chose better looking ones.

Yep, that is pretty much it. I changed my portrait after reading Grond's thread. I imagine that some of the princesses are worth fighting for and that princes might desire a king's younger daughter at times rather than the one offered to him.

I recently had a princess gain ~two stars~ of valour. I imagine she kept my general in line. She survived one or two assasination attempts, I knew getting her into sports was a good idea

No daughter of mine will get out of my household without being able to break an assassin's neck!